Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
Dunn Place, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000
Get a lesson in history with a visit to Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG), established in 1843 by the Royal Society of Tasmania. The collection at Australia’s second-oldest museum includes archaeological and colonial relics, Aboriginal artifacts, old photographs, ephemera, and fine examples of colonial decorative arts.
The basics
TMAG displays one of the broadest collections of any museum in Australia. Part history museum, art gallery, and herbarium, it celebrates Tasmania’s cultural heritage and biodiversity through themed exhibits dedicated to decorative arts, geology, history, zoology, photography, and botany. The museum is one of the stops on the City Loop of the Hobart hop-on, hop-off sightseeing bus.
Things to know before you go
*The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is a must for history buffs and first-time visitors. *Admission is free, but donations are appreciated; some special exhibits require paid entry. *Museum amenities include public restrooms, lockers, and a parents room. *The space is accessible to strollers and wheelchairs, and loan wheelchairs are available at the information desk.
How to get there
The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is on Hobart’s historic waterfront in Dunn Place. It’s walkable from the boulevard connecting Davey and Macquarie Streets, or you can take a Metro Tasmania bus to the nearby Hobart City Bus Mall. Metered parking is available for private cars.
When to get there
TMAG is open daily between late December and late March, and Tuesday to Sunday from early April through Christmas Eve.
House Museums
TMAG also operates two house museums in Hobart that are worth a look for those interested in local history. The Marryna Heritage Museum occupies a merchant’s Georgian house from the 1830s, while the Markree House Museum and Garden was built in 1926 during the Arts and Crafts Movement.
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